Retail Pro's Annual Business Partner/User Conference Rocks
LA JOLLA, Calif., Sep 24, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Retail Pro, Inc. (Pink Sheets:RTPR) concluded its annual Business Partner/User Conference 'Ready to Rock' on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown San Diego. Retail Pro is a leading software provider to the retail community represented by a global business partner channel. The conference consisted of two days of sessions and training for Retail Pro business partners, with an additional two days devoted to Retail Pro end users. Retail Pro's Synaro(R) division ran complimentary sessions for its users. A tradeshow of strategic alliance partners ran concurrently to the conference sessions.
"We are pleased with the level of attendance, both from our channel partners and our end users, at this year's annual conference," said Don Radcliffe, CEO of Retail Pro. "The conference is an opportunity for Retail Pro to share its directives and initiatives for the coming year, as well as to build upon our relationships in a fun atmosphere. Retail Pro enjoys one of the most respected and successful retail reseller channels in the world. Our end user roster is comprised of some of the world's best known brands across America and spanning the globe."
Radcliffe continued, "Retail Pro is serious about the mutual success of its resellers and end users. This year we will launch our 'Gateway to the Future' and 'No Customer Left Behind' initiatives to address their needs in a weakening global marketplace. Our annual conference provides the forum not only to showcase Retail Pro's development direction but to receive firsthand feedback from the channel and end user."
The No Customer Left Behind and Gateway to the Future initiatives address the needs of the installation base of Retail Pro users across the globe. Acknowledging Retail Pro's v8 world-wide presence with customers in 73 countries, serving 45,000+ store locations, thousands of personnel and over 320 certified technicians, these initiatives recognize the strengths of Retail Pro(R) version 8 and will provide a bridge to Retail Pro(R) version 9. The Company will continue to invest in version 9 improvements while intensifying channel knowledge and skill sets to support the upgrade path. By using an incremental approach, Retail Pro Business Partners and Users can get the best of both worlds in RP8 and RP9.
The 2008 'Ready to Rock' Business Partner/User Conference was attended by about 100 individuals from its Channel Partners and over 100 users representing some of the world's most prestigious brands, from single store users to international conglomerates. A Business Partner panel shared their successes and answered questions relating to their experiences with Retail Pro(R).
"This year the conference was held at the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown San Diego. The venue was great and the presentations were very informative with, in particular, a great user panel. Our team left the conference with the comforting feeling that Retail Pro is still deemed to have a great future and we are all excited to be part of and contribute to that successful future," said Xavier Degryse, President of M.X. Data, Inc.
"I attended the Retail pro v8 Functionality Boot Camp," said Joanie Boyle of Benefit Cosmetics. "Although I'm a seasoned user, I came away wanting to further my knowledge by taking the Application Specialist certification on-line course. Sharing experiences and tips with Retail Pro users from other companies was also very beneficial."
Michael C. Treen, Director of Information Technology for Autom Church Supply, had this to say about his experience at the User conference, "The benefit of most user conferences is the ability to network with your peers and learn how others use features of the software to make their company more productive and/or profitable. This was another great conference that did just that."
Concurrent to the conference, an exhibitor hall was dedicated to Retail Pro's strategic sponsors including Arrow, Oracle, Arsenal Security Group/Fortex, UniteU Cpmmected Commerce, ScanSource, IBM, Shift4, Star Micronics, DataLogic, Ingram Micro, Retail Dimensions Inc, Quadrox, Fujitsu, Givex, QAS Experian, Citizen, Motorola/Symbol, NCR, PartnerTech, MS-Cashdrawer, Vanguard ID, Tidel, CrossCore, Honeywell, Citrix, BlueStar, NiceWare, and Ryjac. Rebecca Ramme, VP Business Development, UniteU, said, "Every year we look forward to the annual Retail Pro Business Partner and User Conferences. The speakers were inspirational and informative and the opportunities for interactions with customers and partners were great. The Retail Pro community is like a big family that we are proud to be a part of."
About Synaro
The Synaro(R) division was founded in 1980 and includes a suite of products of comprehensive software components engineered to integrate information, business processes and disparate applications. Synaro(R) software enables companies to effectively manage direct commerce across multiple sales channels including the internet, call centers and point of sale assisting businesses to grow and prosper across all markets, including B2B. B2C, and B2I. The Synaro(R) product suite may be implemented as a multi-touch enterprise solution, or connected via the Synaro Integrator to other eBusiness applications. For additional information, please visit www.synaro.com.
About Retail Pro
Founded in 1986, Retail Pro, Inc. (OTC: RTPR.PK) is a global leader in Point of Sale, Store Operations, Merchandising, Planning, Business Intelligence, and Payment Processing software applications for the specialty retail industry. For over 20 years Retail Pro has been helping retailers achieve their full potential by providing a unique, scalable, and reliable solution. More than 45,000 specialty retail stores in over 73 countries have implemented Retail Pro(R); from a single store to prestigious, multi-national enterprises. Retail Pro(R) is available in 18 languages.
Retail Pro(R) is delivered through a world-wide network of channel partners. The company maintains offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico, Italy, and China. For more information, please visit www.retailpro.com.
Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or Retail Pro's future performance. These statements are only predictions. Because such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and other risk factors identified from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Retail Pro undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to the forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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SOURCE: Retail Pro, Inc.
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